Why the Exhibition| Perchè la mostra

The exhibition highlights the extraordinary figure of Enrico Fermi, the great Italian physicist who, paradoxically, is better known abroad than in Italy, who was a man with an exceptional creative mind, with a dual genius "equally balanced" between theories and experiments.

Who is it for | A chi si rivolge

The scientific achievements, integrated into the various stages of the scientist's life, are presented in a new light suitable for the general public, including the very young, combining objects and traditional panels with video and audio multimedia products in an original way.

Alongside the Exhibition there will be a programme of conferences and viewings of documentaries that will take place. There is also a small bookstore where various books and publications linked to Fermi's life are on display.

Do you want to play with particles? | Vuoi giocare con le particelle?

Nathan Readioff, a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, currently based at CERN and working on the ATLAS detector, would like to make a Lego model of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world. The project was welcomed by Lego and now is going to be considered by the web community: if it will collect 10,000 votes, it could become a toy.You can see the model at the exhibition about Enrico Fermi.

It could be a perfect science souvenir for people of all ages, providing a fun building experience together with an introduction to the fascinating and exciting world of particle physics. Do you want to play with particles? Vote the model here!

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The Exhibits | Le Sezioni della Mostra

The Exhibition is organised in "stages". In addition to the scientific stages there are also those that more closely pertain to his private life and the environment in which he worked.
La Mostra è organizzata in "tappe". Alle tappe per la parte scientifica della vita di Fermi, si aggiungono quelle che riguardano più da vicino la sua vita privata e l'ambiente in cui ha lavorato.